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If the 49er dinghy feature in Afloat's current issue whetted your apetite for the twin wire dinghy then a competition to win a trip out with the 49er World Champions will be right up your street. Olympic medalist Chris Draper…
Dun Laoghaire sailor John Sheehy won the first event of the match racing calendar in Lough Derg at the weekend, continuing his run of form from 2009. Sheehy, who won last year's league outright, showed he is still the dominant…
Over a dozen different sailing cruisers have been added to Afloat's Irish Boats for Sale Site this week by leading yacht broker MGM Marine. The boats range in age from a 2008 Jeanneau Sun Fast 3200 reduced to EUR135,000 to…
A 35-foot Catamaran auctioned yesterday by The Criminal Assets Bureau fetched 58,000 Euro. The boat was advertised on afloat.ie here. The 1997 built boat, named 'Lucky Day', is a Fountaine Pajot Tobago 35. The auction was held at O'Donovan’s House,…
So there I was, sipping my unusually strong G&T and chatting with the rest of the Rat family on a balmy summers day on the bay, when some SCOUNDREL appears over my right shoulder shouting 'STARBOARD' as if I was…
This summer Cowes and the Isle of Wight will host a festival of Dragon sailing with five Dragon events on offer. To encourage Dragons to visit the Solent a special Red Funnel Ferry fare of £84 return is available, on…
Having been involved in the construction, management and development of Dun Laoghaire Marina since 2001 Hal Bleakley is retiring from his position as General Manager of the Marina and Managing Director of Marina Marketing and Management Ltd / Karnool Ltd.…
In advance of the return of The Tall Ships Races to Waterford in 2011, 20 young people are being offered a unique opportunity to experience life on the ocean and take part in the 2010 Race as a Trainee crew…
Plymouth-based luxury yacht builder Princess Yachts International, today presented plans for the newly occupied South Yard site at a consultation with Devonport Regeneration Community partnership (DRC). The plans represent a significant contribution to the local economic regeneration and outline a…
Starting on Monday April 5th there will be five weekends of racing on varied courses outside Kinsale Harbour in the Kinsale YC April Series. The format will also include an offshore race. The event will an opportunity for training purposes…
The Irish Match Racing circuit kicked off last weekend in Lough Derg, and onboard race footage from their patented backstay-cam is already up online. We have video from one of the races over the fold, and further video from the…
The Shackleton and Beaufort are the names on the two new replacement tug boats now in service in Dublin Port. The Port Company launched both vessels last week as part of a Euro 16 Million investment programme. The state owned…
Minister Sean Connick T.D. is attending the EU Fisheries Council of Ministers Meeting on Monday 29th March, and is having a bilateral meeting with Commissioner Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. The bilateral meeting with the Commissioner was…
One of the UK's most exciting young sailors has confirmed his entry into the oldest solo round the world yacht race – the 2010 VELUX 5 OCEANS. Nineteen-year-old Oscar Mead will line up against some of the world's top sailors…
Salvage and storage costs for the trawlers Maggie B and Pere Charles have cost the state over €1.6m to date with no sign of any criminal prosecutions resulting from their inspections. Charges have been ruled out in relation to the…
Tom Jobling’s “Big Event” the concise regatta planning and management manual has just undergone a make-over and also found itself a personalised website. Now in its third edition this best practice and very readable manual can be located on www.bigeventregatta.com.…
